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1 | How many Gods | Bible general Archive 4 | Idontknow | 209732 | ||
If there is one God, and Jesus was and is God, then who was he talking to when he was on the cross? | ||||||
2 | How many Gods | Bible general Archive 4 | CDBJ | 209733 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum. What does it mean when the Bible says God is one? (Excerpts from pastor R.B. Thieme Jr.) i.e. the “oneness” of God. From Name the characteristics of God; God is: 1. Sovereignty, -- superior will, i.e. over and above all others. 2. Righteousness, 3. Justice, - God’s Righteousness and Justice make up His Holiness. 4. Love, 5. Eternal Life; “Technically speaking”, no beginning or end as compared to everlasting life that is provided by God for man. 6. Omniscience, Omni - meaning -- “all knowing” 7. Omnipresence, ----------------------- “all present 8. Omnipotence, ----------------------- “all powerful 9. Immutability, -- Constancy or the ability to never change. 10. Veracity, ---- Absolute truth, always trustworthy, without error. This list isn’t complete but it pretty well explains what God is like in essence. In this sense the Bible tells us that God is one. There is no one else in existence, other then God, that has ”all of these special” characteristics! We can say therefore, that “in essence”, God is one; there is no other like God. i.e. God is the only one that exist that has these essence, if anyone could display all of these essence, they would in fact be God, plain pure and maybe not so simple, but true. The Bible points out that there are in fact actually three “distinct” and “separate personalities” in existence, and “each personality” exhibits “all” of these essences or characteristic, as God. The Bible describes them as, “first person” or The Father, “the second person” or The Son, and “third person” or The Holy Spirit. When the Bible speaks of God as being “One” it’s a reference to His essence, but when it expresses “Three” it’s a reference to the distinct and separate personalities that contain all of these exact same essence. I hope you enjoy the forum. CDBJ |
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